On today's episode of "The View," host Barbara Walters got to ask the question many fans had been wanting to know: Are Ciara and her fiance Future expecting a little one?

Ciara, wearing a loose-fitting, fashionable dress-and-jacket outfit stood up, smiled and showed off the bulge in her belly on Tues., Jan. 14.

Looks like comedian, co-host Whoopi Goldberg had an inside scoop (or felt the baby bump when they hugged) because she immediately corrected Ciara when the R&B singer said "2013 was like the best year of my life." Whoopi Goldberg countered with "So far."

Ciara did have quite a year in 2013 with her Billboard-charting hits from her self-titled album. "Body Party" peaked at no. 22 and spent 20 weeks on the chart. "I'm Out" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj peaked at no. 44 and spent five weeks on the charts.

She also confirmed on "The View" that after getting engaged in 2013 she plans to get married to Future this year.

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Shamontiel has been reviewing music, movies and books for well over a decade. In addition to that, after graduating from Lincoln University (MO) with a bachelor's in English (Creative Writing) she completed a journalism internship and a short job with an independent hip-hop magazine. This made her interest grow in entertainment reporting. She completed various celebrity and author interviews during her past employment with the Chicago Defender newspaper and freelancing with Yahoo. She was also a Digital News Editor for the Chicago Tribune newspaper. Check out more of her content on AXS and as the "Scandal" and "The Wire" Examiner, too. For feedback and press queries, contact her at Shamontiel.com.